San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-03

Rev. DIR. Mel occupied his pulpit
yesterday for the first time since his va
cation trip. His large congregation
were present to bid him a hearty well
come home.
No services were held at Cumber-
land Presbyterian church yesterday.
Rev. Preston being absent at camp
meeting.
Leon Michael and Charlie Sohreiner
left yesterday for Laredo to make ar
rangements to open Vaudeville show.
Work on the new barracks at the u.
S. government headquarters is being
pushed right along.
Chris. Miller does a fine business on
Sundays with the many visitors upon
last chance"
"A new bridge is being built across
the big ravine on Pine street. The
property owners facing the government
buildings, should give away about 10 or
20 feet, and nice, wide street could be
opened.
Frank Starr exhibits some fine
specimens OF fish and game at his depot
on West Commerce street this morning.
Some OF the finest property in the
city for residence sites lies just north Of
the Government depot, between Austin
street and River avenue. The elevation
Is high and overlOoks the whole city.
The Italian fruit dealer opposite the
LIGHT office has stretched a canvas
awning too low across the sidewalk and
1t is q great nuisance to tall people,
ladies as well as gentlemen. This should
be raised.
An unusually large crowd OF girls
and boys were at TESTS garden dance
last night. ArtZ's string band furnish
ed the music.
Probably the closing day OF the
Springs for the season occurred yester-
day. The attendance was small, after
noon and night.
"A very laage attendance greeted
the Eighth cavalry bandat their concert
at Muth's garden yesterday afternoon
and at night,
1.-THE truth in masquerade" is ByrOn's
term for lie. But 1t is the truth, and no mas
querade, that Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup cures
coughs and colds. No cure so speedy. Price
twenty-five cents.
If you should have lame horse, and have
used every remedy without success, invest
twenty-five cents in bottle of Salvation Oil.
II will cure him.
Capt. John Nevill, chief of police OF
Fort Smith, Ark, is here, accompanied
by Mrs. Neville.
The 10. G. II. will have sn oyster
supper next Thursday evening at No.
PSI West Commerce street. LIGHT &C.
knowledges an invitation to attend.
As the boring In the West End de-
scends, the smell OF petroleum and gas
grows much stronger. A depth OF ITO
feet has been reached.
Austin Dispatch, which published
Spectators" TRADE against the anti
prohibition Germans, pitches into the
Bexar grand jury and calls them "cor-
rupt body"
Live Oak and Mills counties will
soon have new jsils, the plans for which
Wahrenberger & Beckman are now pre-
pairing.
The ladies of the churches are asked
to help the ladies already engaged in
getting up the tableaux for the Y. M.
q. A.
M. G. Terney and Miss Mary St.
John will be married to-day at O'Clock
at the residence of the bride on Mitchell
street. The wedding will be celebrated
to night.
Mr.. j. M. Taylor, sOn-In-law of j.
w. Glass, was among the passengers in
the stage that was robbed near Balm
ger.
"A stalk OF cotton, feet high and
very prolific, was brought from Whar-
ton county, by Joe Sawalsky and is now
on exhibition at his store.
Division No. Of the A. o. II. are
making preparations to give a ball at
the Turner hall, on the 3lst instant, for
the benefit of the National Land League.
The ladies will serve supper.
The Madison Square church people
request that all who are interested in
welcoming the pastor home, will meet
at DIR. Scudder's residence No. 4l2, Dial
las street, Tuesday evening, Oct. 4th at
s p. m. All are cordially invited.
In todays issue of the LIGHT will be
found the card OF Prof. Max Gipprich as
teacher of music, with q speciality of
violin, music and also of brass and reed
instruments generally. The professor
comes highly recommended and should
be patroniZed.
Miss Balfe's manager was In great
rage with one of his actors, Mr.. Adrian,
yesterday morning just as the company
were starting of from their hotel to the
depot in the bus.
San Antonio carried of the first
prize at Vogefs valley shoot yesterday,
Mr.. Albert Stoves doing that much for
the honor Of San Antonio. Out of the
five boys who went from San Antonio,
four captured prizes.
"A three-cornered negro woman fight
occurred last night near Stephanie
Sticklebaut's saloon, on South Concho
street, in which Louisa Hunter was
beaten very seriously over the head with
an iron club, by Lucy Moore, who In
turn, was shot at by Sarah Hunter with
a pistol. All were drunk and are now in
jail.
Only nine deaths reported for last
week at the city physicians Office, two
OF which occurred outside the city lin
its, by drowning and on the railroad.
Two were stillbOrn children, and one
was stranger.
Marriage Licenses.
W. f. Stone to Annie Sherley.
M. G. Terney to Mary st. John.
Major Waelder's Funeral.
The funeral of the above named de-